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15 Passover Seder events are listed in our Passover Seder Guide to NM, w RSVP deadlines. First Night Seders are April 1st. Second Night, April 2nd. Also, an early Community seder March 28 and a Pesach BBQ April 5th. Sign up to read and receive our newsletter and future Holiday Resource Guides!
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... about Walter Benjamin and the perfect place, the Neue Galerie, where I found his book, The Story Teller: Tales out of Loneliness.
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...to think of its aftermath, the sharp contrast between this celebration of life painted by Klimt and the Nazi wave of hatred that would destroy the Jewish life
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Story and Photos by Diane Joy Schmidt Day of Celebration and Reflection February 4, 2026 was declared New Mexico Jewish Community Day at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, while the legislature was in session. Some twenty Jewish community organizations set up tables throughout the day in the West Hall — though
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By Merilee Dannemann Some years ago, New Mexico’s Senate Judiciary Committee had the nickname Fernando’s Hideaway. The nickname came from a song called “Hernando’s Hideaway,” published in 1954, from a Broadway musical comedy called “The Pajama Game.” The song, with an enticing tango rhythm, is still a
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If New Mexico's governor signs new legislation, it will give local newspapers, broadcasters and online outlets tax credits worth up to $15,000 per journalist
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EDITOR'S MESSAGE: Key Questions for our Community. In the early hours of Saturday, February 28th, while most Americans were absorbed by the Epstein saga, the U.S. and Israel launched a joint strike against Iran. By Saturday afternoon, a heightened security alert had been issued to Jewish institutions
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